| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | LILIOPSIDA | ARECALES | PALMAE |
| Scientific Name: | Wettinia hirsuta |
| Species Authority: | Burret |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Endangered B1+2a ver 2.3 |
| Year Assessed: | 1998 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
|
| Assessor/s: | Bernal, R. |
| Range Description: | This endemic Colombian is found in the valleys of Río Magdalena and Río Sinu. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Colombia
|
| Habitat and Ecology: | Palm tree of between 4 and 12 m in height found in lowland and montane rainforest. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | Much of the forest is fragmented in the middle Magdalena Valley because of encroaching agriculture and the species has become scarce here. |
| Citation: | Bernal, R. 1998. Wettinia hirsuta. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012. |
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